Even as I find myself reading Truman Capote’s Breakfast at Tiffany’s and Brigit Pegeen Kelly’s Song that doesn’t mean I haven’t carefully been tracking the best of 2014 writing lists that have been appearing. Please enjoy this roundup and I hope you take the opportunity to support your fellow writers. Happy holidays!
Academy of American Poets | Standout Poetry Books of 2014
Africa Is a Country | Recommends Best Books of 2014
Amazon.com | 2014 Best Books of the Year: Literature and Fiction
The Atlantic | Best Books I Read This Year: Staff Selections
The Atlantic | Best Television Episodes 0f 2014
A.V. Club | Best Comics of 2014
Books Live | The 16 Best “Bests Books of 2014” List
Book Riot | Five Book Culture Heroes of 2014
The Boston Globe | Best Poetry Books of 2014
Bustle | 7 of the Biggest Book Controversies This Year
Bustle | 19 Small Press Books You May Have Missed in 2014
Buzzfeed | The 28 Best Books by Women in 2014
Buzzfeed | 19 Best Nonfiction Books of 2014
Dazed | Best Literature of 2014
The Economist: Books of the Year: Page Turners
Electric Lit | Jeff Vandermeer’s Favorite Fiction of 2014
Electric Lit | 25 Best Short Story Collections of 2014
Electric Lit | 25 Best Novels of 2014
Flavorwire | 50 Best Independent Fiction and Poetry Books of 2014
The Guardian | Best Books of 2014: Year in Review
The Guardian | Best Science Fiction Books of 2014
The Huffington Post | 11 Books Strand’s Booksellers Loved Most in 2014
The Huffington Post | Best Books of 2014
The Huffington Post | 2014 Best Books for Women
Hypable | 10 Best Books of 2014
Hyperallergic | Top 10 Art Books of 2014
io9 | Best Science Books of 2014
io9 | The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy Books of 2014
Kirkus | Best Fiction Books of 2014
Los Angeles Times | David L. Ulin’s Best Books of 2014
Mother Jones | Best Books of 2014
New Hampshire Public Radio | Best Overlooked Books of 2014
New York Public Library | Best Books of 2014
The New York Times | 100 Notable Books of 2014
The New York Times | Best Book Covers of 2014
The New York Times | David Orr’s 10 Favorite Poetry Books of 2014
The New Yorker | Best Books of 2014
Newsweek | Favorite Books of 2014
NPR Books | Maureen Corrigan’s Favorite Books of 2014
Oprah (via HuffPo) | Best Books of 2014
The Philadelphia Review of Books | 14 Poets for 2014: The Year’s Best Books
Publisher’s Weekly | Best Mystery Books of 2014
Publisher’s Weekly | SF/Fantasy/Horror: Best Books of 2014
Shelf Awareness | Best Books of 2014
SFGate | Best Science Fiction and Fantasy Books of 2014
Slate | Authors’ Favorite 2014 Books
The Telegraph | Best Books of 2014
The Telegraph | Best Young Adult Books of 2014
Time | Top 10 Fiction Books
Up the Staircase (Ocean Vuong) | Best Online Poems from Women Poets of Color (2014)
Wall Street Journal | Best Books of 2014
The Washington Post | 5 Best Science Fiction/Fantasy Books of 2014
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